Rene II., Duke of Lorraine (1451 - 1508)

1496: Rene II, grand-son of the more famous Rene I d'Anjou and Isabella da Lorraine (who got the parcel of Marcello) by their daughter Yolande (1428 - 1484), a later duke of Lorraine, played with "triumphe" cards according to his account book from 1495/96. "Au Roy, le 29 avril pour jouer audit triumphe a Vezelise deux francs. Encore audit seigneur roy le 1 Mai pour jouer audit triumphe a Vezelise deux florins d'or."

It seems, that this is the first note of the "triumphe game" in France. It's astonishing and perhaps part of a personal family story around the Michelino deck, that the related person is the grand-son of just this Isabella de Lorraine, who got the parcel of Marcello. However, the date is short after 1494, that means after the invasion of the French king Charles VIII. in Italy, when French soldiers surely became acquainted with the game.